Latin Common

Genus

Red Yellow White Blue Orange Green / Brown

3 or 6 petals 4 petals 5 irregular petals 5 symmetrical petals (ovary superior) 5 symmetrical petals (ovary inferior) 5 irregular petals forming a tube 5 symmetrical petals forming a tube 5 petals joined into a bell

All composites Anthemis tribe Aster tribe Chicory tribe Thistle tribe Thoroughwort tribe Sunflower tribe Everlasting tribe Senecio tribe

Many petals No obvious petals

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Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest

Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest

Weeds of the Pacific Northwest

Eastern Washington and Oregon in Bloom

Western Washington and Oregon in Bloom

Turner Photographics - Wildflowers

All Photos from September

Cluster Thistle blossoms w/ bumblebee

ID: 0207493
Cluster Thistle blossoms w/ bumblebee
Olympic NP Hurricane Ridge, WA
September 11, 2002
Copyright © 2002, Mark Turner
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Cirsium brevistylum (Short Styled Thistle)